Confirmation Bias
The adaptive benefits of confirmation bias. Perspectives from argumentation and evolution.
References
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Mercier, H., & Sperber, D. (2011). Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory. Behavioral and brain sciences, 34(2), 57-74.
Haselton, M. G., Nettle, D., & Murray, D. R. (2005). The evolution of cognitive bias. The handbook of evolutionary psychology.
Mercier, H., & Sperber, D. (2011). Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory. Behavioral and brain sciences, 34(2), 57-74.
Haselton, M. G., Nettle, D., & Murray, D. R. (2005). The evolution of cognitive bias. The handbook of evolutionary psychology.
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